WEBVTT - What Famous Places Can You Explore from Home?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff production of I Heart Radio. Hey

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<v Speaker 1>brain Stuff Lauren boglebam here. At the time of this recording,

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<v Speaker 1>people the world over are practicing social distancing and staying

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<v Speaker 1>home to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,

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<v Speaker 1>and for more on that check out our recent episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>But there are all kinds of reasons why human people

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes can't get out to experience various cultural sites around

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<v Speaker 1>the globe, and some of those cultural sites are bringing

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<v Speaker 1>their stuff to you. For example, these Mathsonian Institutions in Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>d C. Which includes a group of museums and research

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<v Speaker 1>centers run by the American government. One of those is

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<v Speaker 1>the Venerable National Museum of Natural History, which features exhibits

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<v Speaker 1>that tell the history of the planet and human interaction

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<v Speaker 1>with the environment. The museum boasts about a hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>forty five million artifacts, objects, artworks, and specimens, most of

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<v Speaker 1>which you can visit via a three hundred sixty degree

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<v Speaker 1>room by room video tour. The lets you immerse yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in the museum and virtually walk through its halls. After

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<v Speaker 1>you cruise through the permanent exhibits, check out past ones

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<v Speaker 1>in the archive that are no longer offered in person,

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<v Speaker 1>such as the former Fossil Hall, which includes tons of

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<v Speaker 1>massive dinosaurs. Then there's a sea otter cam at California's

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<v Speaker 1>Monterey Bay Aquarium. It's a good brain bomb at any

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<v Speaker 1>time of year, but it's a particularly potent one right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Typically you'll see the aquariums permanent residents Abbey, Ivy, kit Rosa,

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<v Speaker 1>and Selka as they float around on their backs and

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<v Speaker 1>get sassy during feeding times. But because the aquarium is

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<v Speaker 1>currently closed, see otter cams trained on a group of

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<v Speaker 1>wild rescued pups who have previously never been put on

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<v Speaker 1>display because human attention would make them uncomfortable. Keep your

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<v Speaker 1>eyes peeled for special guest stars Kit and Ivy. They're

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<v Speaker 1>surrogate mothers for the young pups until they're ready to

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<v Speaker 1>be returned to the sea, and be sure to check

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<v Speaker 1>out the aquariums other cams. There are ten in total.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've ever wanted to visit the Great Wall of

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<v Speaker 1>Chin in a a tour company called The China Guide

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<v Speaker 1>wants to help you out. They've put up a three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and sixty degree video of a particularly scenic section

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<v Speaker 1>of the wall that normally takes about three to four

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<v Speaker 1>hours to hike in person. They know it well because

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<v Speaker 1>they run real life guided trips. Two sections of the

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<v Speaker 1>walls more than three thousand miles or forty eight hundred kilometers,

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<v Speaker 1>something to keep in mind for the future. Another stunning

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<v Speaker 1>place to visit digitally the Palace of Versailles, created for

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<v Speaker 1>Louis the fourteenth then what was basically his own exorbitant

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<v Speaker 1>celebration of himself. France's Palace of Versailles is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the most lavish constructions ever built. The virtual tour encompasses

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<v Speaker 1>everything from the sparkling interiors to the sprawling gardens. You

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<v Speaker 1>can explore the king's bed chambers and the famous Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Mirrors while you learn some of the fascinating details

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<v Speaker 1>of the palace's rich history, like the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>smell of the gardens flowers was once so overpowering that

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<v Speaker 1>it deterred guests from visiting. Don't miss the massive section

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<v Speaker 1>on science to learn how Versailles was the most testing

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<v Speaker 1>ground for researchers from nine. Of course, visual wonders aren't

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<v Speaker 1>the only ones to check out. Musicians from novices to

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<v Speaker 1>pros are posting live music to Twitter and Instagram with

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<v Speaker 1>the hashtag songs of comfort. In his first post with

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<v Speaker 1>the hashtag, American cellist Yoyama said, in these days of anxiety,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to find a way to continue to share

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<v Speaker 1>some of the music that gives me comfort. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>fitting description for the project, which so far features a

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<v Speaker 1>handful of short, calming cello solos and a guest appearance

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<v Speaker 1>by literary historian Stephen Greenblatt. To read some Shakespeare, or

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<v Speaker 1>for exploration on a slightly different scale, check out the

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<v Speaker 1>Discoveries and Control Center of the Hubble Telescope. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out in Earth's orbit for about two decades now,

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<v Speaker 1>documenting outer space and fueling impressive discoveries that have allowed

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<v Speaker 1>scientists to reevaluate some of the math that informs our

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<v Speaker 1>understanding of everything, such as the expansion rate and age

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<v Speaker 1>of the universe. You can explore far away side it's

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<v Speaker 1>like the Irian Nebula, Eagle Nebula and Karina Nebula and

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<v Speaker 1>go on a three hundred and sixty degree tour of

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<v Speaker 1>the telescope's earthbound control center, mission operations room, and Operations

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<v Speaker 1>support room to see how this magnificent research tool is

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<v Speaker 1>maneuvered from afar. Also more close by, there's the Grammy Museum,

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<v Speaker 1>the California based nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the history and

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<v Speaker 1>significance of music. It's unveiling previously unreleased content from its

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<v Speaker 1>archives and making it available to the public on its website.

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<v Speaker 1>A new online only digital exhibits, such as X forty

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<v Speaker 1>Years of Punk in Los Angeles, will be released every Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>In South Korea, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary

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<v Speaker 1>Art has four branches throughout the country that each take

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<v Speaker 1>a slightly different approach to exploring South Korean contemporary art

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<v Speaker 1>and culture. The online extension of the museum let's you

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<v Speaker 1>view specific exhibits and tour the ultramodern space, or for

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<v Speaker 1>something a bit more classical, you can check out the Louver.

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<v Speaker 1>A few of the current virtual exhibits from this Paris

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<v Speaker 1>music am include a collection of Egyptian antiquities, the remains

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<v Speaker 1>of the Louver's mote the structure is a former fortress

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<v Speaker 1>after all, and a recently restored gallery that features paintings

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<v Speaker 1>by Delacroix. But take note, some fan favorites, like the

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<v Speaker 1>Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo are currently only available

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<v Speaker 1>to view in real life, though We're holding out hope

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<v Speaker 1>that one of the silver linings of the COVID nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic will be that many cultural institutions will get serious

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<v Speaker 1>about making their beautiful educational works available for everyone everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>that they can get an Internet connection. Today's episode was

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<v Speaker 1>written by Carrie Dennis and produced by Tyler Clang. A

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<v Speaker 1>quick search should turn up websites for all of these

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<v Speaker 1>virtual tours and exhibits, but for direct links, check out

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<v Speaker 1>the article version of this episode titled nine cultural activities

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<v Speaker 1>you can experience virtually on how Stuff Works dot com.

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